Citizens Advice

Your Local Citizens Advice
We are a local charity which operates under the names of Citizens Advice Stroud District and Citizens Advice Cotswold District.
We provide free, independent, impartial and confidential advice across the Stroud and Cotswold districts of Gloucestershire and we work to empower and enable people to use that advice to solve their problems, whatever they may be.
We influence the development of social policies and services, both locally and nationally.
Getting Advice
Our team of highly-trained volunteers and experienced specialist case workers provide a full range of advice services which you can access in whatever way suits you best:

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Bee Keeping In Longney

Lewis and Wendy Gower have lived in Longney for 33 years and have been keeping bees for the last 9. Lewis has won first prize this year in The British Beekeepers Association Honey Show for the Cheltenham and Gloucester District. He has the certificate for general husbandry and is qualified to teach bee keeping. They currently have 25 hives but are looking for more space so if you are interested in having bees to pollinate your orchard then contact them on wendygower@costswoldwireless.co.uk or 720209.

Longney Church as Community Space

The St Laurence Church at Longney is a beautiful old church which has some unusual features. It is filled with natural light through the windows in all but the darkest months and it is also a very long, regular shape with the altar being some distance from the back of the church. For the past 30 years’ congregation numbers have dwindled and now fewer people use the building for regular worship. It’s place in the community is still thought to be very important. Father Andrew and the PCC have commissioned an architect to look at the building and assess suitability for the back part to be converted into a more usable space by the community, an outline plan for a toilet and wash facilities and improved heating options. This is all at the consultation stage so far but Geoff Smith from the PCC and Father Andrew would welcome any contributions from the community with ideas for the use of the church for other things than religious services. A school reading space, coffee and cake mornings, book club and film nights are some of the options that were voiced at the Parish Council meeting. W e look forward to being a part of this discussion in the future and welcome any parishioner views. Geoff Smith <g.smith545@btinternet.com>

Gloucestershire Orchard Trust

In 2015 Gloucestershire Orchard Trust took over 18 acres of riverside orchard in Longney. The orchards of Long Tyning and Bollow are thought to more than 200 years old. Much work is going into preserving the trees that are there and planting new trees. There are also plans to repair the old salmon house on the river bank and the old barn. The trust are always looking for volunteers to help with maintenance and run a programme of events too. The orchards can be accessed by public footpath at Bow End and along the river bank. If you are interested in following the work there is a blog: https://gloucestershireorchardtrust.org.uk/longney/

Historical Archive

Do you have any photos depicting Epney or Longney or its community in days gone by? Any special village occasions? Working hard or having fun.

Please contact us here. We will arrange to get them scanned in to the village web site for all to see, and returned safe and sound to you.